Science + Poetry = The human heart

Here’s the next installment in my series of science poetry tied to science-themed picture books. My graduate student, Maria Alvarez-Vaquez (in my "Poetry for Children" class) selected the focus on “the human heart” from the series of professional resource books, "Picture Perfect Science Lessons" by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan (and published by the National Science Teachers Association). Here are her three infographics centered around the human heart. The focus picture book pair is:

• Hear Your Heart by Paul Showers 
• The Busy Body Book: The Kid’s Guide to Fitness by Lizzy Rockwell

The poetry book that works perfectly with this book pair is The Blood Hungry Spleen by Allan Wolf, and in particular, the poem “You Can’t Beat Your Heart.” Below are the graphics featuring all these books, followed by the featured poem and Take 5 activities to accompany the poem along with a "bonus" poem, "Cancer" by Mary Lee Hahn, from The Poetry of Science. Enjoy!

Science of poetry graphics created by Maria Alvarez-Vazquez

Image credit: ‪dialoguealumninews.wordpress.com